Eat as much bacon as you can physically tolerate this March.
Between BaconFest and the Atlanta Brunch Festival, you'll have at least two opportunities to gather outdoors with bacon-lovers to enjoy the tasty breakfast (or brunch) meat, alcohol and live music in the upcoming month.
If you’re not a fan of bacon, don’t worry.
March is jam-packed with intriguing things to do throughout metro Atlanta. At least one of our can’t-miss events is bound to peak your interest.
Monster Jam
Monster Jam will feature more than a dozen drivers and trucks.
Looking for an opportunity to see a monster truck up close? Purchase tickets to the Pit Party ahead of the show.
2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (Pit Party), 7 p.m. March 4; Noon-2 p.m. (Pit Party), 3:30 p.m March 5. $16-$100, $20 (Pit Party passes). Georgia Dome, 1 Georgia Dome Drive, Atlanta. monsterjam.com.
Six Flags Opens
Six Flags Over Georgia opens for its 50th season March 11. Celebrate the amusement park’s milestone by hopping on rides such as the Georgia Scorcher during opening weekend.
Times vary. Starting March 11. Prices vary. Six Flags Over Georgia, 275 Riverside Parkway Southwest, Austell. Sixflags.com/overgeorgia.
Atlanta Brunch Festival
Atlantic Station will host this year’s Atlanta Brunch Festival on March 11.
This year’s festival will feature more than 30 restaurants, including Buttermilk Kitchen, The Shed at Glenwood, Two Urban Licks and more.
In addition to food and brunch beverages such as mimosas and Bloody Mary’s, festival attendees will be able to enjoy live music.
The festival was held in Historic Fourth Ward Park in 2016.
11 a.m. (VIP), Noon-5 Saturday, March 11. $65-$75. Atlantic Station, 1381 Market St., Atlanta. atlantabrunchfestival.com/
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Atlanta’s Irish community will be celebrated during the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Dancers, drill teams, Bagpipe and Drum Corps, floats, and more can be spotted by spectators on March 11.
The first St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held in Atlanta in 1858.
Noon-1:30 p.m. March 11. Free. Midtown Atlanta. near Woodruff Arts Center. Atlantastpats.com.
»RELATED: How to celebrate St. Patrick’s in metro Atlanta
Atlanta Science Festival
Since 2014, the Atlanta Science Festival has hosted about 100 events each year for science enthusiasts of all ages. This year’s festival will “launch” with the help of astronaut Captain Mark Kelly. Kelly participated in a yearlong NASA experiment with his twin brother to determine how space affects the human body. He has spent more than 50 days in space.
The Exploration Expo, the festival’s final event, will feature more than 100 interactive exhibits and demos, and live performances. It will take place at Centennial Olympic Park.
Other events that will take place during the 8-day festival include a science-themed variety show (March 17), Drone Day (March 18), Cooking with Insects (March 23) and more.
Learn more about these events and more here.
March 14-25. Prices vary. Various locations. Atlantasciencefestival.org.
Atlanta Airport District Restaurant Week
Pig and the Pint, Cecilia's Southern Table and The Corner Grille are among the list of restaurants that will participate in ATL Airport District Restaurant Week this year. The restaurant week begins March 18 and ends March 26.
Participating restaurants will offer prix fixe menus for $9, $19 and $29 or specialty dishes at a 20 percent discount, making this week a great time to discover a new restaurant or revisit your favorite dining spot.
Atlanta Film Festival
The full lineup of films that will be screened during the 9-day Atlanta Film Festival this year hasn’t been released yet.
The first 17 films that have been announced, however, implies that there will certainly be something for every film enthusiast at this year’s festival. Films released so far include a documentary about Beyonce fans (“Waiting for B.”) and a virtual reality short that explores the memory of a woman living with Alzheimer’s (“Traces”).
March 24-April 2. Screenings, $10. Ten-day pass, including Atlanta Film Society membership, $50-$750. Various locations. www.Atlantafilmfestival.com.
The Magic Negro and Other Blackity Blackness, as Told by an African-American Man Who Also Happens to be Black
Dad's Garage Theatre Company's Mark Kendall will put on this one-man production on the Hertz Stage at the Alliance Theatre. "Dissecting common themes in representations of the African-American experience, Mark makes us laugh and ask ourselves why we are laughing. From race cards to white flight, Aunt Jemima, and even Black Jesus—you will laugh until you cry and cry until you laugh," a description of the show reads.
Times vary. March 24-April 15. $15-$25. Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta. Alliancetheatre.org.
Baconfest
Beer and pork are the highlights of Dad’s Garage Theatre’s annual BaconFest, but the games are pretty interesting, too.
Participate in a Flip Cup Tournament, among other adult-themed games at this event, which raises money for the non-profit theater.
1 p.m.-6 p.m. March 25. $35-$95. Dad's Garage Theatre, 569 Ezzard Street, Atlanta. baconfestatl.com.
Dinosaur Explore
Stone Mountain is giving families an opportunity to learn more about dinosaurs with a new exhibit that will open March 30.
Dinosaur Explore will feature 20 dinosaurs, representing 14 species and more. Indoors, families can feed baby dinosaurs and play games in the Dinotorium.
10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays-Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m Open daily during spring break (week of April 3). Opening March 30. 31.95 (adults), $26.95 (children). Stone Mountain Park, 1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd., Stone Mountain. www.stonemountainpark.com.
Continuing in March:
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
”The Greatest Show on Earth” has a few more shows in metro Atlanta before it closes permanently in May.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will leave Duluth’s Infinite Energy Arena on March 5.
Times vary. Through March 5. $15-$65. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, www.InfiniteEnergyCenter.com.
UniverSoul Circus
The Gold Lot of Turner Field is currently hosting UniverSoul Circus through March 12, bringing a thrilling circus show full of animals, dancing, unique skits and enthusiastic audience engagement to the city.
Times vary. Through March 12. $16-$40. Gold Lot at Turner Field, 521 Capitol Ave., Atlanta.
“The Temple Bombing”
This Alliance production is based on the 1996 book of the same name about the bombing of the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple in Atlanta. Although the bombing took place in 1958, the themes from the play are sure to resonate with audiences today.
Times vary. Through March 12. $10-$70. Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta. Alliancetheatre.org.
“Exit Strategy”
As a public school in a troubled Chicago neighborhood prepares to close, a group of teachers hope an administrator can change the fate of the high school in “Exit Strategy.”
Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company is putting on the production at the Southwest Arts Center through March 19.
Times vary. Through March 19. $10-$40. Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta. Truecolorstheatre.org.
Atlanta Fair
The Atlanta Fair won’t leave Turner Field’s gray lot until April.
For 37 years the fair has been offering traditional rides such as the Ferris Wheel, which offers an exhilarating view of the Atlanta skyline, and fair food such as funnel cakes.
Arrive before 10 p.m. to ensure admission.
5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Feb. 24-April 2. $3-$8 (admission, guests taller than 36 inches), $1 (admission, guests shorter than 36 inches), free (admission, children under two years old). $1.25 (individual ride tickets), $25 (unlimited ride armbands). Through April 2. Turner Field's gray lot, 655 Central Ave., Atlanta. Atlantafair.com.
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